Wagon or like coupling.



PATBNTED MAY 3, 1904.

A. KOPPEL.

WAGON 0R LIKE COUPLING.

APPLICATION IILTED NOV.17, 1903.

NO MODEL.

! NITED STATES Patented May 3, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WAGON OR LIKE COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 758,843, dated May 3,1904.

Application filed November 17, 1903. Serial No. 181,551. (No model.)

To (LZZ 1071,0120 it nuty concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR KorPEL, manufacturer, of 38 to L0 NeueFriedrichstrasse, Berlin, (l, Germany, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in and Connected with \Vagon or Like Couplings, ofwhich the following is afull, clear, and exact specification.

The object of the present invention is to improve the well-knownshackle-coupling for tilting wagons and the like, especially in thedirection of easy and simple handling, without decreasing the securityor certainty thereof.

The essence of the invention in contrast to older devices, in which thebolts must be turned in their longitudinally-slotted shackles forcoupling and uncoupling, consists in this, that the bolt-head carriesone or more pivoted pieces transverse to the longitudinal axis of thewagon, which pieces when turned up or tilted permit coupling oruncoupling of the shackle, but when reversed prevent the shackle fromunintentionally springing ofi.

In the accompanying drawings the invention is represented, by way ofexample, according to one modification.

Figure 1 is a view ofa complete coupling on two wagon-underframes. Fig.2 is a view of half of a coupling.

The underframe of each wagon is equipped in the usual manner with a bolta, standing perpendicularly thereto, which so carries the'longitudinally-slotted shackle (Z underneath a lensshaped disk 6 andover a collar cthat the shackle has sufliicient free movement and cannot only be swiveled. but can also be raised into an oblique position.The head of the bolt carries an anchor-like pivoted lockingpiece 6,which is adapted to normally assume a horizontal position transverselyto the longitudinal axis of the wagon and prevents the sliding off orspringing off of the shackle, but when in the upright or tilted position(shown by dotted lines) permits of the shackle passing or sliding over.The piece 0 is adapted to re turn automatically into its horizontalposition by making the limb lying to the right in Fig. 2 full and thatlying to the left hollow, so that the former possesses an excess inweight. The movement of the head einto the approximately horizontalposition can be determined or limitedby a lug on the bolt which engagesthe full limb, or the latter itself may be adapted to engage the bolt.

The fixed bolt (0 may be applied to the underframe of the wagon invarious ways. It is evident that the locking-piece emay also be shapedor arranged in any suitable manner. For example, it may be made of twoparts closable toward different sides, and it may be secured in thelocking position in other manner than by gravity.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A shackle-coupling comprising shackles movable on vertical rigidbolts under lens-like disks while each bolt-head is equipped withpivoted locking-pieces transverse to the longitudinal axis of the wagonwhich in normal position prevent the unintentional springing off of theshackles.

2. A shackle-coupling comprising shackles movable on vertical rigidbolts under lens-like disks while each bolt-head is equipped withcross-pieces pivoted to the heads of the bolts at right angles to thelongitudinal axis of the car, one arm of which is loaded relatively tothe other and normally bears against the bolt, so maintaining thecross-pieces in horizontal position, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

ARTHUR KOPPEL.

\Vitnesses:

HENRY HASPER, IVOLDEMAR HAUPT.

